Vulnerability Database

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Total vulnerabilities in the database

CVE-2019-0985

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Microsoft Speech API (SAPI) improperly handles text-to-speech (TTS) input. The vulnerability could corrupt memory in a way that enables an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would need to convince a user to open a specially crafted document containing TTS content invoked through a scripting language. The update address the vulnerability by modifying how the system handles objects in memory.

  • Published: Jun 12, 2019
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2019-0985
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.8
  • AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 6.8
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
microsoft / windows_server_2008 r2-sp1 r2-sp1.x
microsoft / windows_7 --sp1 --sp1.x